Composer: Trio Nordestino
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Chegou, a hora da triste partida.
E tudo que eu amo na vida
Tenho que deixar aqui no sertão
Ate o rasto que fica na estrada
Parece minha alma agarrada querendo entrar pra dentro do chão
A malvada desta seca é tão ruim
Meu deus porque tenho que sofrer assim
Tantas preces eu fiz
Pra ser feliz ou ao menos viver
Toda a esperança ate minha crença eu vejo morrer
Meu deus porque esse triste destino
Eu vivo desde menino
Fugindo da seca sem ter onde ir
Eu vou seguindo sem rumo
Por esse mundo sem fim
Levando comigo a saudade daqueles que gostam de mim
Translation
The time of the sad departure has arrived.
And everything I love in life
I have to leave here in the backlands
Even the trace that remains on the road
Seems like my soul clinging, wanting to sink into the ground
The wickedness of this drought is so bad
My God, why do I have to suffer like this
So many prayers I made
To be happy or at least to live
All hope, even my faith, I see dying
My God, why this sad destiny
I've lived since I was a child
Fleeing the drought without anywhere to go
I will keep going aimlessly
Through this endless world
Carrying with me the longing for those who love me
I will keep going aimlessly
Through this endless world
Carrying with me the longing for those who love me
